This is what I settled on for the last increase. It’s a row from the feather and fan pattern in “Gathering” that I’m also knitting as a table cloth. It fit my stitch count and seems to ahve worked ok.

Okay… the weaving movie is finally done. “Put to bed” is, I think, the movie term for ‘the dad-blasted thing is finished at last’! Wow! The weaving was easy but the rest was certainly more work than meets the eye! lol We don’t hear the mantle clock ticking or the dog barking or the roosters crowing or the aquarium burbling away but the camera picks up every sound and magnifies it on tape! :O And every clunk when I drop the loom or %#*&! when I mess up :blush: . Rosy thought our giggling fits and asides by me were unprofessional and ruthlessly edited all this ‘homey’ stuff out! :plain: Oh well, she says it’s just funny the first time and distracting when you’re trying to learn something and I guess she’s right. So this DVD focuses on weaving. Brother John’s guitar picking lightens the mood. If you’re a guitar person you’ll want to take a look at his web page, he builds beautiful instruments as well as plays and even, on occasion, sings! 😀
But if you think you might be interested in seeing our movie debut, the 45 minute DVD is for sale on the web page now, for a modest $19.95 plus shipping.
Meantime… Happy weaving! 🙂

In case anyone notices that I haven’t posted lately, here’s why. I’ve joined a Shetland lace workshop (on-line) and here’s my mini Hap Shawl. It fits Margaret just fine, I think! I am weaving, too, but that’s a secret yet. It’s a Christmas pattern that I’ll post as soon as it’s done. I hope weaver’s will like it.

Woodbine can be a pain, it wants to grow on my screen and it creeps under the porch and out into the flower beds and lawn as well as up into the alder tree (that part is okay) but it is the prettyiest thing in the yard this time of year. Yes, the elms and maples and Grandfather’s hickory are cheerfully yellow, but… I like red! 😀

I made this one without a point in the back but it is extra wide as you can see, so that I can tie it loosely in front. It will also go around me and tie in the back like the Hap shawls the lace knitters are making. I am making a beaded fringe for it but it’s slow going. I think it will look fine when I get it done, however. Meanwhile, this shawl hardly weighs anything but is quite warm. It is 5 14″ triangles across the hypotenuse.

Made some progress on the shawl. This is just 4 triangles wide. I’m planning on five. It’s going to be a very generous size, even for me, I think. It’s very light weight and soft. I’m putting it together using a fagotting stitch which is also lacy. Click where it says [read the rest here] to see a close-up of the fagotting stitch. Don’t know if I’ll get it finished tomorrow because Sis is coming down and we’re planning to try to finish the Video Project. :crazy:
Wish us luck! 😉
Oh yes, that’s Robin checking my work. He makes sure I don’t slip up!
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Here’s the stack of squares and triangles I wove today. I decided to weave every other nail to give it a more open look and let the fuzziness of the yarn show to best advantage. That same fuzziness will also make sure the weaving stays in place.
It makes a very nice fabric, not a bit scratchy, which is a thing I was worried about. I think it was called kid mohair, but you can never tell. However, it’s very light and soft. 🙂 The color ways are a bit shorter than I had thought. I’m not wholly enchanted with the little plaid… I had pictured larger areas of color. But I think it will make a lovely shawl. I’ll decide on the final shape of it as I go along. So… it’s started, it seems to be going a lot quicker than I thought it would and i might even get it together tomorrow. I wont’ be able to finish the fringe until I get the beads, tho.
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I want to make this into a shawl using the 14″ tri and square looms. I’m even thinking of adding a beaded fringe to this one. It just seems the kind of yarn that needs a fringe but it has no weight so a bead on each should give it a bit of drape, I think. I’ve got a ways to go before I have to decide about that, tho! lol 😛

Still have lots of company but they’re in the cabin next door and doing their “thing” so I can enjoy the company and still get my stuff done. What I’m doing today is painting the insides of my lower (old) cabinets white. They were raw plywood and very dark. Now maybe I can see what’s in there! Ooo fancy meeting that here! :laugh:
But I’ve also been lace knitting … or is that knitting lace? I joined a knit along…we’ll see if that helps! Anyway, I got a start on my little table cloth and I’ve also made a watch for my new Red Hat Dress. I finished the shrug. I’ll get Sis to take my portrait next month when I get all dolled up for our next meeting. Boy, I’m going to be elegant! lol 🙄
Oh yes, I’m also tending to the crop of pears. Looks like we aren’t going to get much from the apples this year. Himself is going to have to get the sprayer out. Of course, it doesn’t help when Mother Nature rains on the blossoms. The shower just missed us today but it’s getting cool. The wind brought down a lot of leaves, too. Ominous.